It is a Fox News financial columnist, Sean Duffy, whom President-elect Donald Trump chose to appoint to head the US Department of Transportation (DOT) as part of the construction of his cabinet in preparation for his coming to power next January 20.
This is an important appointment for our trucking industry as the DOT oversees agencies such as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), to which Canadian carriers whose trucks ply American roads.
Mr. Duffy has political experience, including serving in the House of Representatives as an elected representative from Wisconsin during Donald Trump’s first term.
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) welcomed the arrival of Mr. Duffy at the head of the DOT.
The group’s president and CEO, Chris Spear, made the following statement: “During his time in government, Mr. Duffy focused on issues facing our industry and supported pro-trucking policies to to strengthen the supply chain and our ability to transport our nation’s goods safely and efficiently. »
The president of the ATA is also counting on the future boss of the DOT to improve road infrastructure in order to reduce congestion, increase the number of parking spaces for trucks as well as invest in innovative technologies.
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Our colleagues from the American magazine Heavy Duty Trucking point out that Sean Duffy has already spoken to Congress on issues related to trucking.
He supported a bill to increase truck weight limits to improve transportation efficiency, as well as an initiative to amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the environmental agency EPA from regulating certain emissions . Mr. Duffy also supported legislation to allow hair testing during drug and alcohol operations.
Closer to us in Quebec, Prime Minister François Legault brought together this morning for the very first time the members of his Quebec – United States ministerial working group, accompanied by several ministers holding economic portfolios.
